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Calibration of the Galileo/ISPM Dust Detectors with Iron Particles

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Properties and Interactions of Interplanetary Dust

Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library ((ASSL,volume 119))

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The impact-ionization-detectors for the Galileo-/ISPM- Missions were calibrated using about 7000 iron particles with speeds between 1 km/s and 67 km/s and masses between 10-15 g and 2 x 10-10 g. These calibrations showed that the impact charge (Q) was proportional to the particle mass (m) at a fixed velocity. The speed dependent charge yield (Q/m) showed significant deviations (up to one magnitude) from a power law.

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  1. Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, P.O. Box 10 39 80, D-6900, Heidelberg, W-Germany

    J. R. Göller & E. Grün

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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy: Extraterrestrial Physics, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany

    R. H. Giese

  2. Laboratory for Space Astronomy, Marseille, France

    P. Lamy

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Göller, J.R., Grün, E. (1985). Calibration of the Galileo/ISPM Dust Detectors with Iron Particles. In: Giese, R.H., Lamy, P. (eds) Properties and Interactions of Interplanetary Dust. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 119. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5464-9_23

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